Post-Census updates
JobSeeker recipients
About this topic
This page tracks JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (other) recipients for Cassowary Coast (R) at SA2 level. It provides a more current signal of labour-market stress and socio-economic pressure than Census-only views.
The current comparison uses January 2026 against June 2023. Rates are calculated against the available ERP 15-64 population for each period.
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Key insight
In January 2026, 2,237 people in Cassowary Coast (R) were receiving JobSeeker or Youth Allowance (other), equal to 12.6% of the working-age population, compared with 1,962 (11.1%) in June 2023. Innisfail had the highest current rate and Wooroonooran (part) the lowest.
2,237
Recipients January 2026
12.6% of 15-64 population
+275
Change since June 2023
11.1% to 12.6%
16.8%
Highest SA2 rate
Innisfail
0.0%
Lowest SA2 rate
Wooroonooran (part)
Chart view
Recipients by SA2
Current rate on the bar, comparison rate as the marker. Sorted by current rate.
Innisfail
16.8%
15.0%
Tully
11.8%
9.8%
Johnstone
9.4%
8.9%
Babinda (part)
8.7%
7.8%
Wooroonooran (part)
0.0%
0.0%
Data table
JobSeeker rates by SA2
Download recipient counts and rates for the current and comparison months.
| SA2 | January 2026 recipients | January 2026 rate | June 2023 recipients | June 2023 rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innisfail | 920 | 16.8% | 825 | 15.0% |
| Tully | 810 | 11.8% | 660 | 9.8% |
| Johnstone | 460 | 9.4% | 435 | 8.9% |
| Babinda (part) | 47 | 8.7% | 42 | 7.8% |
| Wooroonooran (part) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |